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Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri is the author of famous Stotra ratnas of Sanskrit literature, named Narayaneeyam. He did worship in Guruvayoor temple to be cured of his disease of rhumaticism. On that occasion, he summarised the entire Sreemad Bhagavatam and made it into 100 Dasakas that is known as ‘Narayaneeyam’. (also termed as mini Bhagavatham). 10 - 11 slokas contains in one Dasaka. He composed one Dasaka in one day and within 100 days, he completed this beautiful work Narayaneeyam. One who wants to revel in Bhagavat Smarana, this is the best text for that.

Sanskrit is an ancient and classical language of India in which ever first book of the world Rigveda was compiled. The Vedas are dated by different scholars from 6500 B.C. to 1500 B.C. Sanskrit language must have evolved to its expressive capability prior to that. It is presumed that the language used in Vedas was prevalent in the form of different dialects. It was to some extent different from the present Sanskrit. It is termed as Vedic Sanskrit. Each Veda had its book of grammar known as Pratishakhya. The Pratishakhyas explained the forms of the words and other grammatical points. Later, so many schools of grammar developed. During this period a vast literature -Vedas, Brahmana-Granthas, Aranyakas, Upanishads and Vedangas had come to existence which could be termed as Vedic Literature being written in Vedic Sanskrit.

Chinmaya International Foundation invites you to Amrtam Gamaya, a textual study on Advaita Makaranda with Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda at Adi Sankara Nilayam, the maternal birth home of Sri Adi Sankara.

Advaita Makaranda is a treatise devoted to the reflection of the Vedantic truths. Authored by Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi, the text is replete with logical reasoning and aims at providing clarity.

Vedanta Sadhana Camp

In Celebration of Sri Adi Sankara Jayanti and Sri Chinmaya Jayanti

Study Sri Adi Sankara’s -

Vakya-vritti with Swami Advayananda

Bhagavan Adi Sankaracharya, an inspired saint, philosopher and missionary, could not rest content with merely producing exhaustive and splendid commentaries on the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Brahmasutra. In his infinite love, he conceived many textbooks to help all the students at different levels of intellectual understanding to give the subtle meaning of the Upanishadic wisdom.

The Upanishads contain some of the greatest statements known as the Mahavakyas, which indicate the highest knowledge of oneness between the individual and Supreme. In this beautiful text, Vakya-vritti, Sri Adi Sankaracharya elaborates on 'Tattvamasi', one of the most well-known Mahavakyas.

Bhagavan Adi Sankaracharya, as we all know, was a great spiritual master, brilliant writer, exceptional missionary and much more. But he was also a very great devotee of the Lord. An enthralled devotee in Bhagavan Adi Sankaracharya brings out from his heart a series of verses in praise of Lord Lakshmi-Narasimha called the Karuna Rasa Stotram.

The spiritual Sadhana camp is organised by Chinmaya Mission, Trichy and will be conducted in English and Tamil. The text to be covered is Taittiriya Upanishad and Vishnu Sahasranama. Taittriya Upanishad will be taken in Tamil by Swami Shashvatananda, Chinmaya Mission, Salem and Vishnu Sahasranama will be taken in English by Smt. Vibhuti Shah, Chinmaya Mission, Trichy

This text describes the Goddess as ‘Śakti’, the Supreme power and creator of the Universe. This text, composed in Sanskrit, is part of the MārkaṇḍeyaPurāṇa and consists of 13 chapters and 700 mantras. It is also known as Durgā Saptaśati or Caṇḍī-pāṭha. In most parts of India, it is the most renowned text dedicated to the worship of Devi Durgā, and it is recited during Navrātrī celebrations and the Durga Pūjā festival.

The Devī Māhātmyam recounts a victorious battle between good and evil, where the Devī manifesting as Goddess Durgā leads the forces of good against the demon Mahiṣāsura. In peaceful times, states the text, the Devī manifest as Goddess Lakṣmī, empowering wealth creation and happiness. The verses of this story also outline a philosophical foundation. It also describes reverence and worship of the feminine aspect of God. It is often ranked to be as important as the Bhagavad-gītā.

Appayya Dīkṣita had collected gems of wisdom from the vast Vedantic literature and compiled them to form the treatise called Sidhhāntaleśasaṅgraha, so named as if to testify its content.

Siddhāntaleśasaṅgraha elucidates the opinions of Vācaspatimiśra, Vivaraṇācārya, Ānandabodhācārya, Citsukhācārya, Vidyāraṇya, Sureśvarācārya, Nṛsimhabhaṭṭopādhyāya, Kaumudīkāra, Vedāntasiddhāntamuktāvalīkāra etc. in such a way so as to be brief but complete and presented in the order in which these texts advance further from the previous view.

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The Mahabharata rightly declares: Gītā sugītā kartavyā kimanyaiḥ śāstravistaraiḥ – If you master the Bhagavad Gita, what is the need for a pile of Scriptures?” This is justly so for the timeless message of the Bhagavad Gita that was given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield of life is the very essence of all the scriptures – the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Mahabharata and so on. Immensely practical and thus the most popular of the scriptural texts through the millenia the Bhagavad Gita is an unparalleled self-transformation tool. Mastering the wisdom of the Gita one truly masters the mind, life and the world.

The programme will cover all 18 chapters in 20 months (additional 1 month each for the 2nd and 18th chapters). All the verses of the Bhagavad Gita will be detailed through discourses, followed by group discussions, Q&A sessions, and meditation sessions. Participants will also be taught Gita chanting. What greater fortune can there be than to study the Bhagavad Gita at the very birth home of Adi Sankaracharya, the abode of the Chinmaya International Foundation!

The Advaita Vedanta Immersive is an opportunity for seekers to attain clarity and appreciation of essential and deep concepts of Advaita-vedānta in the span of one week. This year the text for study is the first sutra of the Brahmasūtra (jijñāsāsūtra).

Eligibility

For attending this programme, you should have been already introduced to Advaita-vedānta and must have studied at least a few basic texts of Advaita-vedānta like the Bhagavad-gītā (at least a few chapters), a few Upaniṣads and some prakaraṇa-granthas. Knowledge of Sanskrit is not compulsory though it will be advantageous.

Pedagogy

The one week program consists of lectures, time for personal reflection, discussion groups, doubt clarification sessions, and demonstrating the understood concepts through written samples and meditation. These written samples are checked by facilitators and returned to the students. The pedagogy is the triple means of śravaṇa, manana and nididhyāsana.

The Upanishads try to remove the basic cause of our sorrow in life. All sorrows are expression of the experience of limitation in the Self. Hence Brahma Vidya is the highest Knowledge which removes the illusion of the duality in the world. Chandogya Upanishad is one of the popular Upanishads in which the sixth chapter holds supreme importance because of the Mahavakya 'Tat Tvam Asi' enshrined in it. Instructing his son and disciple Shevtaketu, here Sage Uddalaka gives us the highest teaching of Oneness of the individual Self with the Self of all. Swami Abhedananda would explain this text with his illuminating, interesting and deep discourses.

In the divine environs of the pious Adi Sankara Nilayam (Maternal Birthplace of Sri Sankara), delegates will also get to revel in evening satsangs on ‘Guru Mahima’, wherein Swamiji will speak on the most important stotras like Guru Paduka Stotram, Guruvasthakam and Totakashtakam!

Do not miss this opportunity of listening to the rare combination of exceptional discourses on Vedanta as well as Bhakti, at the most sacred venue of Adi Sankara Nilayam!

The CIFSS and NMM places great importance on capacity building—training people in conservation and maintenance of manuscripts. Conservation workshops provide practical training on maintenance and storage of manuscripts. Any direct or indirect action on a damaged or undamaged manuscript or collection of manuscripts, for increasing their life is conservation. This can be Preventive or Curative.

Preventive conservation seeks to reduce the future risk of deterioration. It includes measures such as controlling the temperature and humidity of the storage area of manuscripts and regular inspection of the condition of the manuscript/collection.

Curative conservation is any direct action on the manuscript(s) to prevent active deterioration. For instance, fumigation of manuscript(s) infested with insects.

Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan(CIFSS), Veliyanad, Ernakulam - 68233 has been organizing a series of workshops on Indology. workshop on Manuscriptology and Paleography is being organized in collaboration with National Mission for Manuscripts,
Department of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi from 13th November, 2018 to 12th December, 2018 for a period of thirty days.

This workshop covers a wide area of Manuscriptology such as the teaching of scripts (Grantha, Sharada and Nandinagari), history of writing traditions, transcription, collation and preparation of critical edition of texts and editing, adopting methods
for conservation (practical) and preservation(digitization) of manuscripts. During the workshop, two text s of different areas will be critically edited through participants in the guidance of senior teachers/resource persons.

The participants of the workshop are expected to be students at the post graduate and doctoral levels, as well as lecturers, readers from universities and researchers from research/academic institutions.

M.A. or M. Phil or Ph.D level researchers or lecturers or readers in Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit, History with Epigraphy or any local language literature as a participant on Manuscriptology and Paleography course which will be helpful to researchers
deciphering the old scripts and editing the manuscripts and to research with new technology on manuscripts.

Profound yet enchanting, Srimad Bhagavatam is a text that paints wondrous word-pictures of the Lord's myriad avatars and His divine sport. In addition, there are endearing stories of His devotees and their outpouring of love and reverence, which kindles, intensifies, and establishes deep devotion in the listener’s heart! Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayanandaji, in his impeccable style, has selected some of these beautiful verses, fashioning a beautiful garland: Bhagavata Stuti Mala.

Do not miss this unique opportunity to listen to Pujya Guruji expounding this divine text for the first time at Adi Sankara Nilayam!

Diwali Celebrations:

The auspicious festival of Diwali which falls during the Camp will be celebrated with great joy and festivity. The Diwali Lakshmi Puja will be performed by Swami Sharadananda Sarasvati. It is indeed an elevating experience to witness the pujas performed by Swamiji. Swamiji has been the Acharya of the Purohit Courses conducted by the Chinmaya Mission and also the Upacharya for two batches of the Vedanta Courses at Sandeepany.

Important dateso Competitions will be held on 17, 18 and 19, September 2018 immediately after the inaugural ceremony at 10 am on 17th.o Prizes will be distributed on 19, September 2018.o The accompanying teacher (not students) has to register all the participants at 8.30 - 9.00 am on 17 September, 2018 at the Venue and collect chest-numbers for his/her team of students.Feeso A registration fee of five hundred rupees (Rs. 500) will be collected from each institution irrespective of the number of participants.o The list of participants from the school/ college along with the registration fee in the form of DD/MO drawn in favour of The Director, Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan should reach us on or before 30th August, 2018.o Fee can also be paid online at SBI Piravom Branch A/C No. 67107271554, IFSC: SBIN0070160In case of online remittance, please write the transaction details on the registration form.

In this workshop there will be a thorough scrutiny and verification for the applicability of the knowledge in the Mahābhārata. From the encyclopedic coverage of knowledge in the Mahabharata the workshop will focus on two aspects: Statecraft & Astronomy.

Suggested Course Contribution

Eleigible for all above 18 years

Indian National ₹

Foreign National USD

residential

non-residential

residential

non-residential

General

8500

4000

300

NA

Student

4000*

1500

120

NA

non-refundable, sattvic food and twin sharing accomodation provided

* Scholarship and grant available on a case by case basis

For more info:

Dr. Arundhati Sundar: +91 90619 72220

Manisha Makhecha Bhagat: +91 99951 13322

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Felicitation ceremony of Prof. G. Gangadharan Nair, Chairman of Managing Committee of CIF Shodha Sansthan as he was recently honoured by the President of India, Sri Ramnath Kovind as 'Mahamahopadhyaya' at a function at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha.

AparokshanubhutiThe Self cannot be perceived by senses; nor can It be captured by mind and intellect. But It can be realised intuitively by the innermost self-experience (aparokshanubhuti). Using his unique poetic style, Adi Sankaracharya elucidates the path to Self-realisation in a well-known Prakarana-grantha titled Aparokshanubhuti.

Kanakadhara StotramKanakadhara Stotram was composed by Sri Adi Sankara beseeching Devi Mahalakshmi to shower Her grace on the poor lady who could only offer a single amalaka as bhiksha to Sri Adi Sankara. This enchanting composition is filled with divine beauty and devotion.

~ An opportunity to celebrate Adi Sankara Jayanti on April 20th and Gurudev Nakshatra Jayanti on April 23rd ~

This text describes the Goddess as ‘Śakti’, the Supreme power and creator of the Universe. This text, composed in Sanskrit, is part of the MārkaṇḍeyaPurāṇa and consists of 13 chapters and 700 mantras. It is also known as Durgā Saptaśati or Caṇḍī-pāṭha. In most parts of India, it is the most renowned text dedicated to the worship of Devi Durgā, and it is recited during Navrātrī celebrations and the Durga Pūjā festival.

The Devī Māhātmyam recounts a victorious battle between good and evil, where the Devī manifesting as Goddess Durgā leads the forces of good against the demon Mahiṣāsura. In peaceful times, states the text, the Devī manifest as Goddess Lakṣmī, empowering wealth creation and happiness. The verses of this story also outline a philosophical foundation. It also describes reverence and worship of the feminine aspect of God. It is often ranked to be as important as the Bhagavad-gītā.

This is a short but an intensive course on Advaita-vedānta, and is meant for those of you who wish to have a thorough and crystal clear appreciation and knowledge of the essential concepts of Advaita-vedānta.

Eligibility

For attending this programme, you should have been already introduced to Advaita-vedānta and must have studied at least a few basic texts of Advaita-vedānta like the Bhagavad-gītā (at least a few chapters), a few Upaniṣads and some prakaraṇa-granthas. Knowledge of Sanskrit is not compulsory though it will be advantageous.

Syllabus

The participants will study in detail Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya's Adhyāsa-bhāṣya, which is the preamble to the Brahmasūtras of Śrī Veda Vyāsa.

Pedagogy

The means of communication will essentially be lectures and discussions on the text. This will be interspersed with question and answer sessions and personal time for reflection to internalise the knowledge.

Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan brings you a two-part workshop on Siddhāntaleśasaṅgraha, a textual study guided by Prof. V. Kutumba Sastri in Sanskrit.

Appayya Dīkṣita had collected gems of wisdom from the vast Vedantic literature and compiled them to form the treatise called Sidhhāntaleśasaṅgraha, so named as if to testify its content.

Siddhāntaleśasaṅgraha elucidates the opinions of Vācaspatimiśra, Vivaraṇācārya, Ānandabodhācārya, Citsukhācārya, Vidyāraṇya, Sureśvarācārya, Nṛsimhabhaṭṭopādhyāya, Kaumudīkāra, Vedāntasiddhāntamuktāvalīkāra etc. in such a way so as to be brief but complete and presented in the order in which these texts advance further from the previous view.

Please note:

1. Part 2 of the workshop will be held from January 20, 2018 to February 04, 2018.

2. Course fee is for the entire course conducted in two parts, includes food and twin-sharing accommodation and is non-refundable.

‘Vedanta Unveiled’ is a unique annual Vedāntic Retreat with Pūjya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda organised by Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) at the sacred environs of Adi Sankara Nilayam, the birth home of the great Ācārya of Advaita-vedānta, Śrī Ādi Śaṅkara. This year Pūjya Guruji would ‘unveil’ the subtle concepts of Vedānta through the Mānḍūkya Upaniṣad and take the participants to the pinnacles of the Inner Experience. Swami Advayananda will expound on the 'Daśaśloki' of Ādi Śaṅkarāchārya.

This is indeed a rare opportunity to study the best of the Upanishads from the best of the teachers in the best of the places! That too during the most auspicious celebrations of the Diwali.

Navarathri is the festival of nine nights which falls in the months of September / October every year. This grand festive occasion celebrates the worshipping of nine forms of Goddess Shakti / Devi during these nine days. The last three days of this festival witness the worship of the goddess of wisdom and learning, Goddess Saraswati.

CIF Shodha Sansthan in collaboration with National Mission for Manuscripts, Govt. of India, New Delhi, invites you to a 5-day Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts & Rare Books for librarians, custodians of artefacts and manuscripts and curators.

Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan invites to you participate in the Sanskrit Day Celebrations and Cultural Events. Competitions, except for drama and Sanskrit songs will be held on July 20 and 21 (Thursday and Friday). Competitions on drama and Sanskrit songs will be held on 7th August (Monday). Prize distribution to winners of all competitions (including those held on July 20 and 21) will be on 7th August (Monday).

Last Date for submitting application - July 15, 2017

Download the brochure for more details and the registration form to send your application.

Hastāmalaka Stotram with Swami Advayananda, Acharya CIF. Hastāmalaka Stotram is a profound Vedantic composition by Sri Hastamalaka, one of the four prominent disciples of Sri Adi Sankara, in reply to his Master's query, "Who are you?". In this text, the Master unfolds the subtle Truth that indicates that the Jīva, Jagat and Īśvara are none other than one's own Self.

Śiṣya-anuśāsanam of Taittirīya Upaniṣad with Swami Sharadananda Sarasvati, Acharya CIF. In this session, Swamiji will reveal the wonders of this ancient convocation address that motivates the disciples of the Gurukula to live an inspired life for the prosperity and joy of the entire community.

The Yuktidīpikā excels over all other commentaries in many respects. It contains all the excellences of a complete philosophical text such as aphorisms, means of knowledge, components, completeness, statement of uncertainty and decisiveness, brief enunciation, detailed statement, succession, naming the objects and advice. It illustrates all these elements of Sāṅkhyakārikā and its approach to the wording of the kārikās is quite critical and analytical. The author also gives the etymological meaning of the technical terms to justify their use by Īśvarakṛṣṇa. The Yuktidīpikā justifies not only the reading of the Sāṅkhyakārikā but also the contents of the Sāṅkhya System. It is the only text which saves the system of Sāṅkhya from the intellectual onslaught at the hands of other systems.

Though Yuktidīpikā is complete and very unique commentary on Sāṅkhya still this is taught rarely in any college or university. Keeping the significant of this text, Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan and Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth jointly organise the textual workshop for ten days on Yuktidīpikā, to learn and discuss the topics deeply and thoroughly.

Demand Draft/Cheques to be drawn in favour of Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan payable at Piravom.

3-day State Level Residential Camp for youth between 14-28 years of age

About Chinmaya Yuva Kendra (CHYK) - Chinmaya Yuva Kendra is the global youth wing of Chinmaya Mission. CHYK programmes aim to help youth discover their hidden potential and tap into its infinite source at will, from the inner unraveling of young minds, personalities of wisdom, beauty, and universality beam forth. Through their shared light of righteous actions, noble principles, and compassionate hands, they can change the world at large, and come to bask in the harmony of Oneness.

About Bhagavad-Gītā - The Bhagavad-Gītā is the heart of the great Hindu Epic, the Mahābhārata, and is the quintessence of the philosophy of Vedānta. This book is a dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣņa and Arjuna, a man of action, set amidst the din and roar of war. The good and the evil forces within are represented in the battlefield of life. Bhagavad-Gītā is a complete manual for any individual to achieve success in life and to understand the purpose of his existence.

About Gītā for Yūvā - Bhagavad-Gītā has been a guiding light for many in different walks of life. The wisdom of this holy book can be applied in a high school classroom, in the cricket field, in the corporate world and anywhere else, really! Gītā for Yūvā is a unique initiative to make the Bhagavad-Gītā relevant for the youth of today, to help them face their fears, guide them to be a perfect leader and thus stand out from the crowd through dynamic spirituality and teachings from the Bhagavad-Gītā.

The Aim of the ProgrammeCIF is celebrating Sanskrit Day for serving the cause of Sanskrit propagation and to keep alive shastra along with parampara our heritage of culture. We are sending this in formations to all the schools in Kerala.

Who can join this ProgrammeContests are open to all bonafide school/college students. Participants shall produce a letter of introduction from the head of the institution.

Every school/college can send two (2 only) participants for each item and each individual can participate in three items.Certificates and Mementos will be distributed at the valedictory function on 15.10.16

Programme Donation:Government Schools Rs. 100 only

Others Rs. 500 only

The list of participants from the school/college along with the programme donation (DD/ M.O. in favour of The Director, Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan) should reach us on or before 10.10.2016.

Accommodation will be provided for teachers per day Rs. 200 only and students Rs. 100 only.

The Summer School 2016, Kala-Yoga: The Heart of Indian Art, aims to take the participant on a journey where one may scale the sublime peaks of spiritual experience through the understanding of the philosophy of Art and Culture.

To familiarize with the basic structure of the Sanskrit
language in such a way that a learner understands
the syntactic structure of Sanskrit language with
ease, can prepare prose-order of a Sanskrit verse and can grasp the methods to develop reading, writing, comprehending and speaking skills; ultimately of course, to enable one to handle the original Sanskrit Texts.

The conference will examine the three principles of Jiva, Jagat and Ishwara found within Advaita, in the context of the world today and create new paradigms to bolster our application of Advaita to modern times as well as bridge the current interpretations for sustainable unity and harmony

We invite you to Ma Aryamba’s home (Adi Sankara Nilayam) for a unique experience of Upasanas, pujas, discourses and meditation. 11 days of refreshing and wonderful experience of God realization. Cherish the divine experiences of worship of Holy Mother by participating and offering different pujas. Be blessed with peace, prosperity and progress!

JWALA
Discover your Inner Potential
State Level 5-Day Residential Summer Camp
For Teenagers
April 16-21, 2015
TEENAGER’S CAMP (Age group 9-15)
Teenage is the most vibrant, energetic and creative time. Also, the most turbulent and confused stage. Right empowerment is indispensable to make this time constructive and brilliant.
Channelization of their inherent talents by imparting ancient eternal values and culture will help them to break their fear and face the unexpected challenges in life. So, we are here to provide them an awesome teenage camp….
JWALA OFFERS TEENAGERS
? Daring fun activities
? Indoor and outdoor games
? Adventurous Activities
? Personality Development Programmes
? Topic Based Discussion Sessions
? Bhajans, Yoga and Meditation
? Movie based Workshop
? Team building Activities
? Cultural Activities

The Make It Happen™ - Management Programme, conceptualized and authored by Swami Swaroopananda, draws from his life experiences and scriptural knowledge. It applies the wisdom of the ancient texts to help you gain clarity on your unique life goals, your calling; and guidance to fulfill these goals with maximum impact and lasting fulfillment.
For more details about the workshop, faculty and venue, please log onto chinfo.org/mihatcif

The 6th Lakshmi Narayana Puja & Yagna conducted annually for the spiritual and material well-being of the donors of CIF.
Visit http://chinfo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1202 to offer Pujas and pay online.

To familiarize with the basic structure of the Sanskrit language in such a way that a learner understands the syntactic structure of Sanskrit language with ease, can prepare prose-order of a Sanskrit verse and can grasp the methods to develop reading, writing, comprehending and speaking skills; ultimately of course, to enable one to handle the original Sanskrit Texts.

To familiarize with the basic structure of the Sanskrit language in such a way that a learner understands the syntactic structure of Sanskrit language with ease, can prepare prose-order of a Sanskrit verse and can grasp the methods to develop reading, writing, comprehending and speaking skills; ultimately of course, to enable one to handle the original Sanskrit Texts.

Topics Covered: Arithmetic, Geometry, Mensuration, Permutations & Combinations, Progressions, Rule of three, Non-routine problems from Lilavati, Fractions, Quadratic Equations and much more from Lilavati, History of ancient Indian mathematics, Brahmagupta’s Geometry, Commentaries on Lilavati. Age 15 years and above

A Six-day International Seminar on Education in All Inclusive Universal Spirituality organised by Chinmaya International Foundation in collaboration with Spiritual Heritage Education Network, Canada.
About the Seminar:
Purpose
To identify, record and promote universal thoughts in each religion, faith and philosophy for integrating humanity through education.
Who can participate ?
Students, teachers, spiritual leaders, devotees of any faith, businessmen, general public and all those who are interested in understanding and promoting universal human values .
Categories of participation
1. Invited Paper Presenters
2. Paper Presenters
3. Discussants
4. Observers
Focus Article
The seminar is meant to focus on the reality of all that exist without any exception whatsoever. Discussions, roundtables and written presentations, all will focus on this with evidence collected from the original sources of a particular religion, faith or philosophy.
Presentations
1. Each article presentation sessions will be of one hour duration.
Presentations should not exceed 35 minutes with 5 minutes aside for opening remarks on 20 minutes for Question and Answer and discussion at the end of the session.
2. The duration of round tables will limited to two hours. Round table participants will have 10 minutes each to deliver their opinions.
3. All proceedings of the conference will be in English.
The last date to receive one page summary is 15th July 2013 and last date of receiving full paper is 30th August 2013.

The Uthram Mahotsavam at our Swayambhu Ayyapa Temple is an age old worship that was traditionally conducted at Adi Sankara Nilayam on the janma-nakshatra of Swami Ayyappa.
This year, the Uthram Mahotsavam falls on the 27th of March, 2013. The festival will be celebrated grandly at Adi Sankara Nilayam temple beginning with Special Ayyapa Pujas, Anna daana, Chuttu Villaku, Nellu Para, Special Aarti and cultural festival in the evening.

These lectures aim at empowering the students with the basic and fundamental concepts of Indian philosophical systems, particularly of Nyaya system; Indian Model of Philosophical Analysis, Indian Model of Cognitive analysis, Theory of verbal communication, Techniques of developing Navya Nyaya Language and to understand the texts composed in twelfth century onwards. etc.
Those who have attended in the first level workshop held in the month of July 2012 in the CIFSS are only allowed to participate in the second level workshop. And also those who have studied the Bhasapradipa line by line can attend the workshop.
It is an intensive course of three hours lectures and three hours text-reading every day.
At the end of the course there will be a Test of 100 Marks in order to have Feedback. Certificate of participation will be awarded by the Institution (CIFSS) where the course will be conducted.
Those who complete the second level will be admitted to the third level which will be held in 3rd to 15th June 2013.

Special Focus: It aims at acquainting the student with the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta
and the complexities of their nuances in the context of other systems (darsanas) of Indian philosophy.
Eligibility: research scholars, teachers and students of Academic Institutions in the disciplines of Sanskrit, Philosophy, Indian culture and monks and sadhakas.

Day 1: Marriage a Melody:
A seminar for young men and women who are on the threshold of matrimony and also for those married couples aspiring for a meaningful bond.
Day 2: Joy of Parenting:
A seminar focusing on transforming the parent into an Empowered and Compassionate Parent, who can bring up the child with love, respect and firmness.
Diwali festivities at CIF:
Celebrate Diwali with Guruji on 12th and 13th with Lakshmi Puja, Chuttuvillaku and Special Pujas.

Knowledge Representation is a multidisciplinary subject that applies theories and techniques from three other fields:
. Logic provides the formal structure and rules of inference.
. Ontology defines the kinds of things that exist in the application domain.
. Computation supports the applications that
distinguish knowledge representation from pure
philosophy.
It is a very good intellectual exercise to the researchers and teachers in higher education to understand and get familiarity in the knowledge representation schemes, which helps them in formalizing their ideas.
Course Content
. Introduction to Knowledge Representation
. History of KR in East and West
. Formal Language : Artificial Language Vs Natural Language
. Navya Nyaya formal Language – A practical approach
. Western Formal Language – An introduction
. Synergy of the both – An experiment
. Symbolic Logic
. Prolog/Perl Syntax
Number of Participants: Thirty
Classes will be conducted from 10.00 am. to 4.30 pm ( Lunch – 1.00 to 2.00 pm)
Eligibility for attending course: Teachers who are teaching in Universities and colleges and active researchers (students) preferably in Nyaya and Logic or any allied discipline.
Last date of sending application: August 10th 2012

It is not known when exactly the study of Sanskrit began in Kerala. It must have been much earlier than the beginning of the Kollam era. The Avantisundarikatha of Dandin belonging to the Seventh Century A.D. refers to great Sanskrit scholars from Kerala like Matridatta and his father Bhavarata. The great Mimamsa teacher Prabhakara is claimed by tradition to have been a son of Kerala and the great Advaitin Sankaracharya is accepted to have been born at Veliyanad near to Kaladi in Central Kerala. Sanskrit literature may be considered to have begun to develop in Kerala about the 7th century A.D. From about the eighth or ninth century, there has been a continuous growth of the study and original productions of Sanskrit literature, due to Kerala’s peculiar Social Culture, the joint family system and abundant participation and patronage to literature, besides the intimate co-ordination of the local language with Sanskrit. In his history, Vatakkumkur has attempted to give a full account of this growth of Sanskrit literature of Kerala with all its branches – Vedic exegesis, philosophy, religion, pure literature, grammar, rhetoric, technical literature and fine arts. A very considerable portion of his source materials comes from ancient manuscripts preserved not only in public collections but in the numerous private homes. We find similar case in the Keralasahityacharitram by Ullur S. Parameswara Iyer in which also a considerable amount of Sanskrit literature of Kerala is dealt with. But the sources are not mentioned in these two works. The only exception in this matter is the valuable research work, the contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit literature by Dr. K. Kunjunni Raja, hence the scope of more research work is to be done.
Kerala is very rich in writing tradition of manuscripts on tali-ola in the field of Ayurveda, Mathematics, Shilpa, Dharmashastra, Kavya, Vyakarana, etc. Narayana Pandita, Madhava, Parameswara, Bhaskara-II, Nilakantha Somayaji, Narayana Bhattatiri, Sankaracharya, Ramapanivada, Rajarajavarma, Krishnalilasuka and many more Keralite scholars have composed their works in Sanskrit and Malayalam literature, Arts and Science. Few of them have come to light and rest are still laying unpublished. A good deal of them are still unknown and believed to be in the possession of institutions, individuals, royal families and religious sects. New research methodologies have devised by the researchers and universities so that we may reach new horizon of knowledge.
Note:
. The programme will begin on 1st August in the forenoon and end on 2nd August 2012 afternoon.
. Research papers should reach on or before 20th July.
. Confirmation of participation should reach on or before 28th July.
. Arrival details may be informed in due time.
. Participants are requested to arrive at the venue in the morning of Ist August and to plan their return journey on 2nd August evening.
. Boarding and Lodging charges Rs. 200/- per head

Guidelines
1. A registration fee of two hundred rupees (Rs.200/- only) will be collected from each institution.
2. The list of participants from the school/college along with the
registration fee (DD/ M.O. in favour of Chinmaya
International Foundation Shodha Sansthan) should reach the Director, Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan on or before 28.07.2012
3. Students are categorized as:
a) Sub junior (Std. 2 – 4)
b) Junior (Std. 5 – 7)
c) Senior (Std. 8 – 10)
d) Super senior (+ 1 and above)
4. Every school/college can send three participants for each item.
5. Certificates and prizes will be distributed at the valedictory function on 31.07.2012
6. For Upanyasaracana and Vakspardha one of the two topics will be given at the time of the contest.
7. Boarding and Lodging charges Rs. 200/- per head.
8. Please inform us of your travel plans before 28th July 2012.

Eligibility: Any one interested in Indian Intellectual Heritage
Course Content:
A. 10 lectures (20 Hours)
These lectures aim at introducing the students with the basic andfundamental concepts of Indian philosophical systems, particularlyof Nyaya system; Indian Model of Philosophical Analysis, IndianModel of Cognitive analysis, Theory of verbal communication,techniques of developing Navya Nyaya Language etc. etc.
B. Sanskrit Text: Navya Nyaya Bhasha Pradipa ( 20 Hours)
This text is read line-by-line in order to generate familiarity andconfidence with the Navya Nyaya Language.
Although knowledge of Sanskrit language will be advantageous, it is not essential for this course, because everything is explained in English or Hindi or Sanskrit. So any body of any discipline (including computer science) can join this course.
It is an intensive course of two hours lectures and two hours text-reading every day.
At the end of the course there will be a Test of 100 Marks in order tohave Feedback. Certificate of participation will be awarded by the Institution where the course will be conducted.
One who will complete this course will be admitted to the next Levels (II and III) of 10 days each, to be organized later at some convenient time.

Swami Madhavanandaji from Jharkhand will be holding his camp at C.I.F. from 25th May 2012 to 30th May 2012. He will be taking Chandogya Upanishad (chapter 6) –‘Tat Tvam Asi’, as well as talks on ‘Life of Sankaracharya’ in Hindi/ English. Co-Acharya, Mr Narayan Bhatia, will be taking ‘Upadesa Sara’ in Hindi/English.

Kalasa Puja Celebrations @ Adi Sankara Nilayam
The Guru presents Himself to his devotees on various occasions to give us a chance to sit at His feet and feel His presence, abide in His being, imbibe His teachings and in the spirit of the community, express our collective and individual love for Him!
Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah!
The star birth date for us is one more reason to go running back to His feet, tug at His heart and ask for His blessings. And that is exactly what we will do on 29th April, 2012 when Gurudev’s star Puya ( Pushya )Nakshatra falls.
At CIF this day is always celebrated with great fanfare and reverence, for CIF was one of Gurudev’s pet dreams.
An elaborate Kalasa Puja will be performed, when all the hallowed deities in the Adi Sankara Nilyam complex (where Gurudev set up CIF, where Adi Sankara is reputed to have offered worship many hundred years ago and where our own Gurudev worshipped too), will be sanctified with the water form these 101 Kalasas.
This puja is performed only once a year on Gurudev’s star date for the welfare of all mankind and all creation, including sanctifying the temple and enhancing the glory of our temples at CIF.
This is a divine opportunity to worship Gurudev and we invite you to offer Kalasa puja in the name of your family, as also paduka puja in the Gurudev Shrine. Annadana will also be offered that day.
The options are many, we invite you to take your pick and celebrate with us the holy star that blessed us with our Gurudev. Above all, strengthen your sadhana, as Gurudev wished for you to, and seek His blessings through this puja.
Main Yajman for the Kalasa Puja : INR 20000/ USD 500
Offer a Kalasa for the puja : INR 251/ USD 7
Paduka Puja at Shrine : INR 1,500/ USD 50
Chuttuvillaku for the day: INR 2500/ USD 75
Annadana: INR 5,000/USD 100
For other pujas, visit www.worship.chinfo.org

From 26th April 2012 upto 1st May2012 Brni Vibhuti Shah from Trichy will be conducting her camp at C.I.F. The text is Kaivalya Upanishad in English. Co-acharya Br Kutastha Chaitanya will give an overview of Chapter 7th to 12th as well as an overview of Kamba Ramayana in Tamil

The Uthram Nakshatram falls on the 5th of April, 2012. To coincide with the nakshatra, the Uthram Mahotsava will be celebrated grandly at Adi Sankara Nilayam temple beginning with Special Ayyappa Pujas, Anna daana, Chuttu Vilakku, Nellu Para, Special Aarti and cultural festival in the evening.
For more details and puja offerings, please visit:
http://chinfo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=363

Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan is organising a national seminar on "Sanskrit in 21st Century" on 27th and 28th March, 2012 at Chinmaya International Foundation, Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Ernakulam, Kerala.
Theme papers will be presented by experts in the respective areas. All the presentations will be followed by detailed discussions by a panel of resource persons.
Contributory papers related to the following topics are invited. The medium of the papers should be either in Sanskrit or in English.
Session 1
Formal Education
1. The role of Sanskrit in the present curriculum
2. Student’s response towards Sanskrit
3. Equipping teachers
4. Remedial measures
Session 2
Sanskrit in Public Life
1. Exploring Ancient Scientific Theories
Jurisprudence, Mathematics, Polity
2.Spoken Sanskrit and Communicative
Devices of Sanskrit
3.Sanskrit in Modern Education and various
competitive examinations
Session 3
Sanskrit in Foreign Countries
1. Undiscovered treasures of Sanskrit
2. Western Scholarship in Sanskrit
Research Methodology
1. Sanskrit Research Methodology
2. Preservation of Traditional Knowledge
(shastra-samrakshana-paddhati)
3. Inter-disciplinary Research in Sanskrit
Session 4
Women and Sanskrit
1. Women authors from Ancient to Medieval
period in Sanskrit Literature
2. Contribution of Women to Sanskrit in Kerala
3. Sanskrit Authors in independent India
Those who are interested can send the abstract of their papers on or before 10th march 2012 to
Director,
CIFSS, Adi Sankara Nilayam,
Veliyanad P.O, Ernakulam, Kerala
Phone: 09567761194, 09497680167
E-mail - director@chinfo.org, v.sheeba@chinfo.org.

A rare opportunity for all serious Mumukshus to enter the great Rajarshi Janaka’s court and listen to the 12-year old master’s answers to the King’s well-thought out questions. May be, you too can have a taste of that ultimate Freedom.

The aim of the workshop is to introduce Sanskrit teachers to various available tools so that they can use these tools effectively as a teaching aid. Further they can equip their students in understanding the original Sanskrit texts independently with the help of these tools.
The participants will be introduced to the pada-paatha, pada-paricaya, akanksha-yogyata-sannnidhi and anvaya steps involved in understanding any text. They will be introduced to the dynamics of information flow through various steps of language analysis and on how the interaction of world knowledge with this information dynamics helps a reader in understanding any text.
The morning sessions will introduce the participants to various computational tools, discuss the theories behind the development of these tools, and the current state of art of these tools. During the post lunch session the participants will practice these tools.
Sanksheparamayana, Bhagavad Gita, and a sample from Raghuvamsha will be used as sample reading material.
Note: Drafts/ Cheques to be drawn in favour of 'Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan' payable at Ernakulam

The Great Features of this camp:
1. Held in the Maternal Home of Sri Adi Shankaracharya at Veliyanad, near Ernakulam in Kerala.
2. This is the Sthalam which Pujya Gurudev had acquired and developed as the Chinmaya International Foundation – a Sanskrit Research Academy.
3. Main text of the Camp is “Sadhana Panchakam” of Sri Adi Shankaracharya”
4. Includes sessions on the above text, Workshops, Group Discussions, Presentations, Videos, Satsangs, Games… etc…
5. Trip to Kalady, Guruvayur, Trissur etc…
6. A great opportunity to visit the Icon of Advaita Vedanta’s Punya Sthalam.
7. The library over there has original manuscript (digitalized) and several great works of the Master and Indian Spiritual Rishis.
8. Excellent opportunity for our Youth of Karnataka to get exposed to our Tradition and Customs leading to their Success in the Material World.

Astadhyayi is an ancient classical text of Sanskrit grammar, authored by Panini. The construction of Astadhyayi and operations defined in it has interesting computational concepts built in it. Astadhyayi also serves as an example for Theory Building in general. This course explores the theory of Astadhyayi from contemporary computational perspective.
Topics:
1. Significance of Sutra Technique, SutraSahitya, Vyakhyana Parampara of Astadhyayi, Rationale for Pratyahara technique, Samjnas, utsarga-apavada, paribhasha with example of ac Sandhi) from contemporary mathematical view.
2. Computational Structure of Astadhyayi (Big Picture of Astadhyayi from Computational perspective, Modeling Operations & Structure)
3. Operation of Rules & Conflict Resolution (Based on external paribhashas)
4. Asiddhatva (Asiddhatva as a Filter technique)
5. Astadhyayi as Model of Theorizing Grammar (Construction of Astadhyayi from language usage as an example of Theory Building, dissection of words into prakriti, partya, Categorization based on 'it')
Eligibility:Scholars and students from Sanskrit and IT fields are welcome to join.
The number of participants would be limited to twenty-five.
Sleeper class travel expenses, boarding and lodging would be borne by CIFSS.

An Advanced Level Workshop on ‘Manuscriptology and Paleography’ is being organized by the Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan with the financial assistance of National Mission Manuscripts, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi. Eminent manuscriptologists from various parts of India will deliver the lectures accompanied with practical sessions.
The workshop covers a wide area of Manuscriptology such as teaching of scripts, history of writing traditions, collation, editing, transcription and preparation of critical edition of texts, adopting methods for conservation and preservation of manuscripts, and also survey of manuscripts in other countries.
Duration
The Workshop starts on the morning of 1st November, 2010 and will conclude on the forenoon 10th December, 2010. Thus the Workshop is for a duration of forty days.
Participant Profile
M.A. or M. Phil or Ph.D level researchers or lecturers or readers in Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit, Epigraphy or any local language literature with Sanskrit, those who have knowledge of manuscriptology with certificate/diploma course or M. Phil on manuscriptology or basic course on manuscriptology as a participant on Manuscriptology and Paleography course can participate in the workshop.
Course Fee
The Workshop is entirely free of charge. On behalf of the NMM, IGNCA, the CIFSS will be happy to provide the sleeper class charges of shortest railway route and lodging/boarding for participation in the workshop.

WORKSHOP AIM
The tradition of textual exegesis is a unique distinguishing feature of all Indian Schools among which Advaita occupies a prominent place.This school possesses a rich legacy of texts written over a period of centuries that has been preserved through an unbroken chain of teachers and disciples. These thinkers have produced several texts that shed light not only on the fundamental tenets of Advaita but also on the complex articulation of the nuances relating to Advaita meta-physics, epistemology, ethics and so on. Advaita textual tradition includes commentaries, super commentaries and glosses written on the triple texts (prasthana-traya) of Vedanta, namely the Upanishads, the Brahmasutras and the Bhagavadgita, besides a large number of independent treatises.
The system of Advaita has undergone a long period of evolution during which it had to face very powerful criticisms from other systems of Indian Philosophy, both orthodox and heterodox. However, such criticism, whenever it happened to have a constructive dimension, has forced Advaitins to seek answers to them from time to time thus making Advaita Vedanta a rigorous system with unparalleled logical consistency free of dogmatism. This nondogmatic growth was attained largely because of the critical spirit embodied in the texts. The composition of such texts in a continuous fashion has lead to the preservation of the dynamism of the system thus preventing it from stagnation. Human reasoning and scriptural authority have always been given their due place in Advaita Vedanta and hence today, when it has the opportunity to interact with philosophies the world over, it has carved a niche for itself among the leading philosophies of the world.
This workshop aims at acquainting the student with the fundamentals of the six schools of Indian Philosophy and the six means of knowledge. Advaita Vedanta and the complexities of its nuances will also be dealt with exhaustively.

Kalasa Puja Celebrations @ Adi Sankara Nilayam
The Guru presents Himself to his devotees on various occasions to give us a chance to sit at His feet and feel His presence, abide in His being, imbibe His teachings and in the spirit of the community, express our collective and individual love for Him!
Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah!
The star birth date for us is one more reason to go running back to His feet, tug at His heart and ask for His blessings. And that is exactly what we will do on 22nd April, 2010 when Gurudev’s star Puya ( Pushya )Nakshatra falls.
At CIF this day is always celebrated with great fanfare and reverence, for CIF was one of Gurudev’s pet dreams.
An elaborate Kalasa Puja will be performed, when all the hallowed deities in the Adi Sankara Nilyam complex (where Gurudev set up CIF, where Adi Sankara is reputed to have offered worship many hundred years ago and where our own Gurudev worshipped too), will be sanctified with the water form these 101 Kalasas.
This puja is performed only once a year on Gurudev’s star date for the welfare of all mankind and all creation, including sanctifying the temple and enhancing the glory of our temples at CIF.
This is a divine opportunity to worship Gurudev and we invite you to offer Kalasa puja in the name of your family, as also paduka puja in the Gurudev Shrine. Annadana will also be offered that day.
The options are many, we invite you to take your pick and celebrate with us the holy star that blessed us with our Gurudev. Above all, strengthen your sadhana, as Gurudev wished for you to, and seek His blessings through this puja.
Main Yajman for the Kalasa Puja : INR 20000/ USD 500
Offer a Kalasa for the puja : INR 251/ USD 7 Paduka Puja at Shrine : INR 500/ USD 15
Chuttuvillaku for the day: INR 2001/ USD 50
For other pujas, visit www.worship.chinfo.org

WORKSHOP AIM
The tradition of textual exegesis is a unique distinguishing feature of all Indian Schools among which Advaita occupies a prominent place. This school possesses a rich legacy of texts written over a period of centuries that has been preserved through an unbroken chain of teachers and disciples. These thinkers have produced several texts that shed light not only on the fundamental tenets of Advaita but also on the complex articulation of the nuances relating to Advaita meta-physics, epistemology, ethics and so on. Advaita textual tradition includes commentaries, super commentaries and glosses written on the triple texts (prasthana-traya) of Vedanta, namely the Upanishads, the Brahmasutras and the Bhagavadgita, besides a large number of independent treatises.
The system of Advaita has undergone a long period of evolution during which it had to face very powerful criticisms from other systems of Indian Philosophy, both orthodox and heterodox. However, such criticism, whenever it happened to have a constructive dimension, has forced Advaitins to seek answers to them from time to time thus making Advaita Vedanta a rigorous system with unparalleled logical consistency and free of dogmatism. This non-dogmatic growth was attained largely because of the critical spirit embodied in the texts. The composition of such texts in a continuous fashion has lead to the preservation of the dynamism of the system and thus preventing it from stagnation. Human reasoning and scriptural authority have always been given their due place in Advaita Vedanta and hence today, when it has the opportunity to interact with philosophies the world over, it has carved a niche for itself among the leading philosophies of the world.
The course aims at acquainting the student with the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta and the complexities of their nuances by means of the study of the original texts. It intends also to compare and contrast the Idealism of East and West with special reference to the contribution of Western Philosophers like Parmenides, Spinoza and Bradley.

The workshop was conducted in collaboration with Indian camp of Philosophical Research.In this 15 days workshop, eminent scholars took classes on Nyaya,Mimamsa, and Advaita Vedanta. The faculty members was Prof. R.Balasubramanian,Pro.V.N Jha,Prof.Ujjwala Jha,Pro G.Mishra and Dr.Goda Venkatesha Sastri.About 40 persons including students in sanskrit,scholars etc.Participated in the workshop.

Swami Nikhilanandaji.Regional Head,Chinmaya Mission New Delhi conducted a Camp about 50 persons atteded.During the camp Swamiji inagurated the Chuttuvilakku, The campers were all happy to witness the ceremony in the Temple connecte with the Chuttuvilakku.

Sixty M B A Students and 4 teachers including ,Dr.Falgunan,Director stayed here for students Empowerment Programme.Eminent Faculty members like Shri Venugopal C Govind,Mr Damu,CEO,Tajmalabar,Sri Manomohan,Muthoott Capital,Mr Aniol Kumar,President Reliance, Sri S R Nair,Team Front Line etc took classes.Meditation by Swamini Niranjanananda and discourse by Swami Advayananda were also part of the course.

CIF Celebrated Onam on 10-09-2008.The staff members made a beautiful Pookkalam in the Thekkini .At 12.30 Swamiji inagurated the programme by lighting the lamp.Thotakashtakam was chanted.Swamiji gave the Onam message and distributed prasad.Onam feast was served in the dining Hall.Trustee Sri Kuttappan Menon and Bank officials participated.

Janmashtamai was celebrated At 7'O Clock in the morning in the Chinmaya Shrini Ashtotharasata Namavali puja Vishnu Sahasranamaparayan and bhajan were performed Swami Advayananda spoken on shri Krishna Jayanthi .
In the evening Sobhayatra started from Vezhathumyal Bhagavathy Temple reached the Yatra was given a warm reception.Several people including children and women participated in the procession.

Swami Adhyatmananda and Br.Kalyan Chaitanyaji conducted the Camp.The Camp was based on Aitareyopanishad. 35 persons from various parts of Kerala attended the camp.From the feed back,it is seen that campers were fullly satisfied.

Early in the morning on 18th started the Vyasapoornima function with Padukapuja in the Shrine.Acharyas Swami Advayanandaji ,Swamini Niranjananandaji and Br.Gagan Chaitanya,Swamini Niranjanananda and Swami Advyananda talked o Vyasa and the importance of this day.
The Sanskrit Day Celebrations started with the inagural function .Traditional scholar Shri pasupathy Nathan lit the lamp and inagurated the function Swami Advayananda presided,.About 150 students participated in the various competion. The Valedictory function was held at 11.30 am on 19-07+2008 Smt Shantha Balakrishnan,Chief Sevak presided.Renowned Scholar and formersly Vice Chancellor of Sri Sankrara Sanskrit University Kalady ,Dr.N P Unni was honoured by putting on him Ponnada by Swamy Advayananda.Dr. PC Muralimadhavan.\,Chairman CIF Shodha Sansthan spoke.Dr Vijayakrishna Pillai falicitated the function Dr K.H Subramanian made the welcome speech.Prizes were given away to the winners.

1130th birthday of Sankaracharya was celebrated. At 7'O clock pooja was performed in the meditation hall in the illom,the birth room of Sankara. Acharya Advayananda, Brahmacharis and other staff members were present.At 12'O clock in the Thekkini Stotralapanam was performed.Many people participated.Nine stotras were recited.
Dr.K.H Subramanian,director CIF and Acharya Advayananda spoke.The programme concluded at 1 pm with a Santipath.A special feast was also served in connection with the Jayanthi.

In this seven day camp 16 persons participated.In the inagural function Acharya CIF spoken on the Glory of Adisankaranilayam.Swamini Niranjanananda took classes on Upanishad.Camp Acharya conducted class on Geeta.Cultural Programmes,Meditation etc were part of the camp.The participants enjoyed the serenity and tranquility of the Adisankaranilayam.Smt Usha Sundaresan was the Camp co-ordinator.

In this one month camp the following Upanishads were taken Isavasyopanishad,Kenopanishad and Mundakopanishad. 35 campers participated. A trip to Alapuzha,-boating,visit to the Matha Amritanandamayi Ashram,Ochira Parabrahmam,Haripad Subrahmanian Temple,Mannarasala Temple made the trip happy and meaningful.A Vishnusahasranamapooja was conducted as the auspicious conclusion of the camp.

CIF was extremely happy to welcome Fr.Max belonging to the Satchitananda Mission order established in Assissi-Italy and Founded by Fr.Antony Elenjimattam,whose relationship with Poojya Gurudev was so strong.He said ,Fr.Elenjimattom,now 92,is still very active on his mission to reach the highest level of the ascension to the eternal through the holy nosis,through cosmic love and performing duties and offering all results to God and all his beings.He was accommodated in Yamunotri,room in the VIP block whichwas built and dedicated to the CIF by Fr.Elenimittam.He gave a 30 min talk in the Satsang Hall to the Orissa Camp Conducted by Br. Ashok Chaitanya

H.H Swami Tejomayananda,Chinmaya Mission Head World Wide was reeived with Poornakumbha at 8.30 pm on 4-1-2008 Bhoomi Pooja and foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction Work of Guruji's Kutiya in the southern side and Nalukettu model Residential building on the southern area(hillock)were done in the presence of Pujya Guruji.He was seen off at 9 am

An intensive two-week Summer School by Manipal University (MU) and Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan (CIFSS) is designed for the participants with an interest in the cornucopia of cognitive and cultural wealth of Bharata, the Indic civilization.
Aitareya Brahmana, a part of the Veda, describes the arts of dance, drama and music as:
“?tma-samsk?ti”—cultivation and improvement of the self. Besides reputed philosophers, scholars and yoga-teachers, this summer-school will also feature some of India’s topmost music- and dance-gurus from the north and the south, who will immerse us in the divine experience of self-cultivation that is Indian music and dance.
It is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a community of learners of the logical, spiritual and cultural faces of Bharata/ India.